The Way Its Always Been

They shut down the Golden Sahara hotel
Jessica says it wont be long
til they blow it all to hell
Shes standing in the front yard,
cut-offs and skin
Me and her brother, weve been friends
since I cant remember when
And aint that the way its always been
Everybodys sittin around
waiting for the Son to come again
A shift at the chemical plant,
a white wedding dress
I wake up every morning
and I wonder if Im gonna pass the test
Tryin to live up to
what shes got in mind
Sometimes the pressures so heavy,
I feel like leaving it all behind me
And aint that the way its always been
Layin low just long enough
for the dust to settle down
The black and the white,
the thick and thin
And hoping that hes really got the power
to save us from these sins
Everybodys sittin around
waiting for the Son to come again
I took a long walk yesterday (yesterday)
To a field where I used to play
I saw myself in the corner of my mind
I was 12 years old and blind
To the big wheel and the grind
Aint that the way its always been
Standing at the waters edge
waiting for the fog to clear
Tackle or touch, you sink or you swim
And hoping that hes really got the power
to save us from these sins
Everybodys sittin around
waiting for the Son to come again
Theyre waiting for the Son to come again